Loopbreaker: Book 1

A Time Loop LitRPG

By: Shawn Wilson

Narrated by: Christopher Boucher, Kitty Perrelli

The hardest part of being a noble’s first son? Nothing—you inherit most of it.

Being the ninth son means you inherit war.

Drafted to the front, Francis Lancaster has one purpose: to keep his half-brother Michael alive on the blood-soaked fields of Reevotort, where six months of fighting the beastkin army has taken its toll on the kingdom. When Francis steps into his brother’s punishment, that moment changes everything.

Now, whenever Francis dies, he wakes a few days before his death, every skill and stat he gained, kept.

Curse or blessing, the loop is a weapon—if he can stand the cost. To save his brother and himself, Francis must map patterns, stack skills, and turn each loss into a better opening move…before the next death makes him repeat everything again.

©2026 Shawn Wilson (P)2026 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Good

I like to handle the time of mechanic well Could have been less worried about his brother

Badassery

Main character starts weak, but isn’t afraid to put his nose to the grand stoned and die to get better do different things or redo them and becomes really strong. I can’t wait for the next book.

New favorite time loop series

Its just so damn good. In my opinion way better than skill grinder and right up there with mother of learning so far as book 1’s go. If you like these kind of books just throw a credit at it and you wont be disappointed.

An enjoyable story

I like magic focused stories more, so this was a little outside of my strike zone, but I still enjoyed it.

I'd say this book does the time loop pretty well, definitely up there with mother of learning, and a few of the others.

That said, I think I would have enjoyed a bit more time skipping, since it felt a little long for the story. Not too much though, maybe an hour or two.

I'll be on the lookout for the sequel

Really good

A little shaky at the beginning, but ultimately satisfying. Happy to continue the series. Most easily compared to Stubborn Skill Grinder and maybe a touch better.